Because I’m a loser, I looked up Handforth Parish Council’s Standing Orders - it seems Jackie Weaver had no right to exclude the Chairman without a vote

And also that the Vice-Chairman was entitled to preside in the Charimans absence

Importantly - the Chair was incorrect that the meeting was called “against the law” - two councillors *can* call a meeting even if the chair refuses (assuming they give proper notice)

Also, Cye and “Aled’s iPad” were wrong to say the motion to form a new sub-committee needed prior notice

In conclusion then

Bonus point: the Chairman was not entitled to appoint himself Clerk - members of committees including *non-councillors* should be voted on at the AGM

Reading across, even if there was a vacancy for Clerk, that would still need to be voted on by the Council

Here’s the source if anyone wanted to check my working: https://www.handforth.org.uk/archive/Governance/Standing-Orders.pdf

Does this matter? No. The constitution is what happens, if anyone wanted to dispute Jackie Weaver they’d need to apply to court for judicial review. Ultimately she performed sovereignty.

“Never ignore the rules of the committee. The rules are the tracks on which policy runs”.